Practice & good young eyes work for almost any range with 4-6x magnification. Sadly my eyes are old & damaged so more magnification is necessary for me to be comfortable at longer ranges.
I love 3-15 & 4-16 for performance past 300 & under 900 yards on a scope I’d hunt with even small critters out to 500. For targets 24 is as much as I’ve used on something not a dedicated bench gun. Those ranges of magnification cover just about everything for my uses.
The 4.5 - 14 works for me too and even 12x makes a substantial difference over 9x for me.but I prefer a reticle system for faster shots at big game even if dialing is available. I’m also ok with plain duplex & holdover on familiar rifles at 500 on deer or pig sized animals past that I’d never use it for an animal that wasn’t wounded.
